American Icon 0 ▲ Zach Nielsen 20 days ago · Life · hide I just finished American Icon by Bryce Hoffman, the story of Alan Mulally leaving Boeing to run Ford right before the 2008 financial crisis. I thought it was good. At times it got a bit “through the power of friendship, they figured it out,” which glosses over the fact that the friendship came with laying off oodles of people. But there were a few takeaways I wanted to write down. Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town